Kitsap County WA Homeowner Helper: Dealing with Paint Disposal Problems

Okay, so you've just moved into your new home here on the beautiful Kitsap Peninsula in scenic Washington State (hopefully sold by me!), or maybe you're getting ready to relocate somewhere else (why anyone would ever leave here is beyond me. But if you need to, give me a call!)

The Problem:   You've got cans and cans of old, used paint lying around, taking up lots of space. Being the environmentally-conscious person that you are, you want to dispose of it properly. What do you do?

Fortunately, there's a really great solution!

The Kitsap County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility

Located at 5551 SW Imperial Way, Port Orchard (off Hwy. 3 across from the Bremerton National Airport) 

The facility is open Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, from 10AM to 4PM (Map/Driving directions)

Now here's the cool part, it's FREE! Yes, that's right, it's FREE! If you have any of the typical household hazardous waste items - paint products, fertilizers, household cleaners, automotive products - you can bring them to the facility. Just pull up to the door, the staff will unload them, and you will sign an affidavit stating your name and address to verify that the items are household waste, and not business-related.

How cool is that? Don't wait for your wife to complain AGAIN about the garage being such a pit. Be 'green' AND clean, all at the same time!

(courtesy of Sparky from SOUNDBITBLOG)

 
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10 Comments on Kitsap County WA Homeowner Helper: Dealing with Paint Disposal Problems

After getting stuck with 24 cans of almost empty paint cans that a seller left, I now send a postcard to all my sellers  reminding them to dispose of that stuff prior to closing.  It isn't quite as convenient here to dispose of it.   I love when the sellers say they thought the buyers could use the stuff.  hmmmm. Right.

06/08/2007 04:10 PM by Linda Davis (RE/MAX Realty Group)

Linda - you are always so kind to frequent my articles. Thank you! I just sold a home here in Silverdale, and the Buyers asked me if I could dispose of a bunch of paint. My Sellers had alread moved out of state. Fortunately, it was fairly painless to satisfy their request. Everyone's happy!

06/08/2007 05:46 PM by Rich Jacobson ~ ActiveRain Community Builder (ActiveRain Corporation)

Or you can do what I do.  Advertise it free on craigslist.  I get rid of paint and a lot of other stuff that way.  Easier than hauling it off myself.  

 Some people collect paint of any color until they have enough to paint something.  Then as long as it all latex or something, they mix it together and paint...the color is a surprise.   It's true, It's true  :-)

06/09/2007 12:23 AM by Marty Van Diest, Your Alaskan Realtor (RE/MAX of Wasilla)

Good tip Rich. I got lots of it, but what I have got is mine, and I cannot part with it, of course.

06/09/2007 12:37 AM by Steven L. Smith, Bellingham, Wa. Home Inspector (King of the House Home Inspection)

I'm with Marty. This is a good thing happening in your area. But it's also opportunity for you to market yourself. There is an agent on A.R. who shows up with a truck, banners and bottled water. He rolls up his sleeves and helps out as well, the entire time his banner is on the side of his truck.

06/09/2007 11:28 AM by Dena Stevens ~ Ecobroker ~So. Colorado Realtor (Colorado Western Real Estate)

Rich, thank you for the reminder.  I have a bunch of cans with old paint in my garage, so I guess that it is time to take a trip to our hazardous waste collection facility.

06/09/2007 08:09 PM by George Souto (McCue Mortgage Co.)

We have had a similar problem in Thurston County, not yet fixed.  The County has made it so difficult to get rid of hazmat, old appliances etc. that many people just dump stuff in the woods rather that dealing with the hassle.

 

06/09/2007 10:08 PM by Phil Sharp (Abbey RE inc.)

How cool is that? I wonder if we have a simular program here? Sounds like something I need to look into, I have a lot of paint left over in the storage room from when we painted the outside of the house. Thanks Rich!

06/10/2007 06:52 AM by Lysa Napolitano, Call Coordinator ~ Century 21 Sundance (Century 21 Sundance)

good post...

most people just jam them into a garbage bag and fill them with other refuse... then they sit in a landfill and contaminate the landfill...

 

06/10/2007 03:19 PM by Boca Raton Florida & Boynton Beach Florida Mortgage Loans

I acquired a large quantity of latex paint when we took over a foreclosure home.  I still have the paint since King County no longer accepts latex paint because they consider it hazardous.  Don't know what to do?

From KC website...."Latex paint is no longer considered hazardous waste and beginning on January 1, 2008, the household hazardous waste facilities in King County (the Bellevue-Factoria facility and the Wastemobile) will no longer accept latex paint. The Seattle household hazardous waste facilities will not accept latex paint from King County residents beginning January 1, 2008."

http://www.govlink.org/hazwaste/house/products/AnyProduct.cfm?entityID=884&catID=929

 

04/29/2008 09:07 PM by Sue Linnerooth- The Linnerooth Team Realtors

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